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Sunday, December 10, 2017

Hope, help, and healingare all promised in the Word of God, and joy is a command, which when practiced, leads to contentment and even happiness, regardless of circumstances, though not without opposition or troubles (and some circumstances may need to be changed. God can help with that too). Jesus said, "My peace I give to you, not as the world gives..." Staying in the rut of old habits, fear, worry, and unforgiveness comes more naturally to us than walking in God's peace, but in reality, the things that come naturally can often make things worse and produce much more difficulty. Trusting God and walking in his peace is easier said than done, but it can be done, and once achieved, is an ongoing process, but well worth the effort.

Philippians 4:4-9, says:

Rejoice
in the Lord always and again I say Rejoice 5: Let your moderation key
word “moderation (temperance) be known to all people The Lord is at hand 6:
Be careful for (worry about) nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God 7: And the peace
of God which passes all understanding shall guard [and protect] your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus 8: Finally brethren whatsoever things are
true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things
are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever things are of good report if
there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things [1]9: Those things which you have both
learned and received and heard and seen in me do and the God of peace shall be
with you

[1] Verses 4-9 are powerful. Thinking on
the impure, remembering the offense, remembering the lie, remembering the
unfairness, remembering the ugliness, and focusing on that which is less than
excellent leads to crippling bitterness, unforgiveness, depression, anxiety, immoral behavior, abusive
behavior, and addictions to many things that lead to destruction. The good
news is, that with God’s help, and with the washing of the water of the Word, Christians can rejoice in Him and commit to obedience by thinking on everything that is
good. Christians are commanded and empowered to take control of their thoughts.
Yes, our thoughts. If it were not
possible, God would not require it. But with God all things are possible, and
the weapons of our warfare are not natural weapons (yes, it is part of spiritual
warfare to take our very thoughts away from the enemy and submit them to Christ).
The weapons of our warfare are mighty through God to the pulling down of
strongholds, for casting down imaginations,
and for bringing every thought into
the obedience of Jesus Christ. The promise for doing that is peace. Isn’t peace
mental health? Isn’t peace emotional freedom? Peace can even lead to better
physical health—science has long made the correlation between mental health
and physical health, confirming the the scriptures that say bitterness eats the
bones, and laughter is good medicine…. Selah.

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